RESILIENT ROOTS

RESILIENT ROOTS . This is an EMDR Group for Parenting Stress in Second - Generation Refugees & Immigrants - Part 1 of 2. This therapy group will help you to heal from unresolved stress and trauma so that you can be a calmer and more balanced parent/the kind of parent you want to be. Click here for more info on: EMDR.

Have you found that the coping strategies that you leaned on prior to parenting, don't really help anymore now that you're a parent? Do you find that your child's behaviour often triggers strong physical reactions in your body or boiling point responses from you (that don't match the situation at hand)? If this is case, it might be that your unresolved childhood experiences and/or unprocessed trauma are at play in your current parenting and that this group is for you.

DATES: (you have the option to join any/all of dates below)

- Sunday 3rd Nov: 10am - 12pm

- Sunday 10th Nov: 10am - 12pm

- Sunday 24th Nov: 10am - 12pm

LOCATION: Burwood Rd, Belmore. Sydney.

Part 1. Resilient Roots: "Foundations" course. Welcome to our course designed specifically for second-generation refugees and immigrants. Together, we will explore the shared experiences of resilience and determination shaped by our families' challenges and sacrifices for a better future. This course will also provide a deeper understanding of the hidden stress and trauma that often accompany the experiences of second-generation refugees and immigrants. By exploring these challenges, you will gain insights into how they may affect your parenting and daily life. Additionally, you will receive a solid foundation in EMDR Group Therapy, and with valuable skills to enhance your coping strategies. Join us in this empowering journey.

Hidden stresses may include:

* Economic pressures & limited access to resources.

* Cultural stigma around mental health and expression of emotions.

* Challenges of living between two cultures.

* Difference in values and lifestyle between parents and children can create conflict and feelings of guilt.

* Intergeneration trauma and stress - Your parents unprocessed trauma may have carried over to their ability to support you.

* Isolation: Feeling misunderstood by your parents, alone in your feelings, and/or lack of community support.

* Identity issues, which may be related to experiences of discrimination or social prejudice.

Part 2. Resilient Roots: "Going Deeper" course - continues the memory processing work, clears away "stuck" emotions and builds upon the skills learned in Part 1.

BENEFITS:

- Find healing in the context of a supportive, inclusive, and safe group community with likeminded people.

- Empower each other with your shared experiences and strengths.

- The EMDR process allows for PRIVATE PROCESSING- YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SHARE DETAILS of your trauma to find healing. Individuals are guided to focus on their own experiences and healing, by using personal imagery or memories that you do not need to share with the group.

- Improve/eliminate symptoms of PTSD, stress, anxiety, depression, and mental unwellness, and embrace the parent you long to be.

- Opportunities to connect & grow together outside of sessions too (if you choose to).

- EMDR group therapy is a cost-effective way to access EMDR therapy.

- Enhance your cultural identity awareness and address the impact of culturally based trauma and adversity.

- A place to share some good food together.

* Subsidised by Medicare

* * The out-of-pocket cost for a 2-hour group session is $80 with a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) from your GP, and $146 without an MHCP.

* Group size: 4 - 8.

* Facilitated by Malika Ferry and Jane Bensen - trained, experienced, and dedicated group therapy trainers.

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